Tulare County Biographies

J. C. SNIDER

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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        A worthy representative of that type of American business man who may 
properly be termed "progressive", that character which promotes public good 
while advancing individual prosperity, is J. C. Snider, the well known poultry 
raiser at Terra Bella. Mr. Snider is a native son of the old Buckeye state, born 
in Lima, Ohio, on the 27th day of November, 1881. His parents were George and 
Delilah (Roberts) Snider, the former a native of Pennsylvania and a farmer by 
vocation, while the latter was born in Ohio.
        J. C. Snider received his educational training in the public schools and 
was reared on his father's farm. As early as ten years of age he took a great 
interest in the raising of chickens and became an expert in that line. He 
specialized at that time in show birds of various breeds and won many first and 
special prizes with them. Among his birds was a cockerel which won fourth prize 
in the national poultry show at Madison Square Garden, New York city. He 
remained on the home place until 1910, when, for the benefit of the health of 
his wife and himself the family came to California. His first location was in 
Los Angeles, where he engaged in the grocery business. He was successful there, 
but later traded his store for twenty acres of land near Terra Bella. Here he 
located and at once engaged in the poultry business, in which he has been 
eminently successful. He has made many permanent and substantial improvements on 
the ranch, including houses for three thousand hens and other necessary 
buildings. He has planted eighteen acres to pomegranates, which he found to be a 
profitable crop. On the place is a good well and a well equipped pumping plant 
for irrigation purposes, in connection with which he has laid three thousand 
feet of water line. Mr. Snider specialized in the white Leghorn breed, which he 
has found to be best for his purpose. He has obtained fancy prices for many of 
his birds, and has a ready market for all the pullets and eggs he can put on the 
market.
        Mr. Snider was married to Miss Dessa Thompson, who was born and reared 
in Ohio, and to them have been born two sons and a daughter : John, George and 
Delilah. Mr. Snider is a member of the Tulare County Poultry Association. Owing 
to his probity of character, his genuine worth and his genial disposition, he 
has gained an enviable position in the esteem of his fellow citizens.
 
Source:  History of Tulare County and Kings County, California � Kathleen 
Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. II, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1926., p. 227